My tutoring partner is awesome! His name is Fatih Atay and he is a Turkish national from Istambul. We got to know each other in the most typical international conversation consisting of futbol, politics and nightlife. Needless to say, we got along quite well and he seems like a very fun person to be around and will be a good international student to learn from.
After narrowing down times that we are available we discussed what topics to focus on during the tutoring sessions. Fatih told me that he was most concerned with his grammar and his speaking. We then discussed the methods that he learns best from and what kind of education style fits his personality best. In addition, we decided that it would be beneficial if every session we go over homework and material from class that he might need help with, further review or simply practice.
Overall, Fatih and I will have a lot to learn in regard to the tutoring session. For Fatih it will be more of a comprehension setting of learning and further developing his English skills. For me, as the tutor, it will be the development of what methods are best to instruct and how to be clear in my explanations. I hope I do a good job, and make a new friend out of it too!
I have Fatih for my conversation partner! He is so excited all the time! He definitely needs some improvement with grammar/slowing down. He speaks and gets through language quickly, without being correct, so it's good he is actually talking at all but it's to the point where you cant understand everythiiiing. hahah have fun!
ReplyDeleteNice post, Craig, and good pints on how to approach your tutoring. "futbol, politics and nightlife", sound like the title of a great book!
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